New T.R. Sullivan mailbag column up

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 3, 2009 4:54 PM CDT

T.R. Sullivan has a new mailbag column up.

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And Jeff Wilson's mailbag

http://www.star-telegram.com/284/story/1584849.html

by GregoryM on Sep 3, 2009 5:01 PM CDT reply actions

I liked Jeff's response to the idea of a move to central Dallas

People forget FW will be bigger than Dallas one day.

(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."

by mtex on Sep 3, 2009 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions

hmm

maybe, but Dallas will still have more residents located directly around it

"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"

by blalock84 on Sep 3, 2009 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions

not a maybe

Dallas cannot grow any further in size. You’re right about suburbs.

Coming from Fort Worth – i’m prideful about Cowtown. So, when people say they’re taking a trip to Dallas and are actually in Fort Worth, or get pissed b/c RBiA is fairly central in DFW, i get hacked.

(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."

by mtex on Sep 3, 2009 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions

Dallas may not grow further in size

but it’s hardly built out at present. Dallas has about 500,000 more people than Fort Worth homer. It may someday have more people than Dallas, but that day is a long way off if it ever comes.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Sep 3, 2009 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Prideful about Cowtown?

Get a life.

by brettgardner on Sep 3, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Prideful about Dallas?

Even more ridiculous. I’m not even sure Dallas is the third best city in Texas.

"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland

by DJCahill on Sep 4, 2009 5:08 AM CDT up reply actions

Huh?

How am I prideful about Dallas?

by brettgardner on Sep 4, 2009 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Resign Padilla?

I’m all for it, so long as we put him in the rotation with Sidney Ponson and fire Mike Maddux to replace him with Kenny Rodgers. He’s always been good here right; let’s make him our pitching coach!

by macromorgan on Sep 3, 2009 5:18 PM CDT reply actions

can't afford marlon byrd

this is what it’s come to.

by SteveP on Sep 3, 2009 5:21 PM CDT reply actions

Byrd

I wouldn’t give him $15 million for three years. It’s just not a good use of resources.

by Darrell McKown on Sep 3, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions

especially when they're very limited

by SteveP on Sep 3, 2009 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions

Nope. Epescially not when your manager doesn't optimize his usage, either.

Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base. Do you realize how terrible that is? Zombie’s can’t think, they’re slow, and they’re often ejected from the game for eating opposing baserunners’ brains. - Ben quantifies Hank Blalock

by LSJ on Sep 3, 2009 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions

I would miss Byrd if we couldnt' resign him

but I wouldn’t mind seeing some more Borbon and possibly a glimpse of Beltre (or is next season too soon?)

by cspott on Sep 3, 2009 5:37 PM CDT reply actions

Dear sweet lord baby jesus

I hope so, if Rudy is still here. Kid would K while he was still on-deck.

Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law

by Keynes on Sep 3, 2009 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, maybe the 'glimpse of Beltre'

isn’t such a good idea…I just like to see our prospects.

by cspott on Sep 3, 2009 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions

You need to quit linking this clowns' mailbag.

Somebody might take him seriously.

by TooLegitToQuit on Sep 3, 2009 5:53 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

most all the questions that he answers

break down to the same concept:the Rangers don’t have any money. Hope this team gets bought in the offseason so he can answer a little differently next year.

It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.
--Seneca

by bioaggie on Sep 3, 2009 6:03 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Simply

A colossal waste of time.

by Whiskey in my Whiskey on Sep 3, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions

david price should suck less

the preceding post was a great success.

by DShep on Sep 3, 2009 6:20 PM CDT reply actions

"What Rangers players will attend the Super Bowl when it takes place in Arlington? -- Ampelio M., Garland, Texas"

What kind of fucking dumb question is this?

by jdh90 on Sep 3, 2009 6:41 PM CDT reply actions

Man I was just about to paste that same question....

It made my head hurt.

"Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, right, tells his wife, Silda, that you have to pay double for the kind of f*cking Neftali Feliz gave the Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)" --benmor78 caption on AP picture of Eliot Spitzer and wife at Yankees game.

by Pocket Ninja on Sep 3, 2009 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions

yeah that was ridiculous

he either made that up or threw it in there exclusively so he could make that cheesy joke about ticket prices.

by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Sep 3, 2009 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions

TR should leave the BBWAA and join a...

…third grade remedial reading class. Both groups would get smarter from his move. Well the BBWAA would anyway.

I have no objection to man walking on the moon.

by Chad Crudup on Sep 3, 2009 7:06 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

I wouldn't count on that

The BBWAA hasn’t exactly been known as a bastion of intellect in recent years…

Officially gay for Neftali Feliz

by RCCook on Sep 3, 2009 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions

Ha

Are there any career opportunities for someone who is 24 years old and an avid Rangers fan? I love everything associated with player development and statistics. I’ll do whatever it takes to get into this franchise.
— Nick S., Fort Worth, Texas

How do you feel about buying the team?

Seriously, if you are interested in a job in baseball, the best way is to attend the job fair held every year in December at the Winter Meetings. This year it is in Indianapolis.

I went to that job fair when the winter meetings were here in Dallas in 2005. What a waste of time. There’s about 400-500 people just like you fighting over jobs that will pay you about $350 a month for 85 hour work weeks in the minor leagues.

The few MLB jobs that get posted have 10x the number of applicants so unless you’re already a certified badass you have pretty much no shot.

I had a few offers to go work for minor league teams but I wasn’t a fan of extreme poverty because I’d be working a shit job (but hey! it’s in sports!). So I passed and took a corporate job. My buddy that was with me took a minor league job, which lead to a college athletics job which he hates because he has to work a ton of nights and weekends for not a ton of money.

Working in sports = overrated.

"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan

by Dirk Diggler on Sep 4, 2009 7:45 AM CDT reply actions